Held in custody, Mohamed El Ouardi, CEO of the real estate group Bab Darna, is suspected of having transferred the funds of his victims to Panama. The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) of Casablanca has opened an investigation into the new allegations.
Members of a family in Casablanca tried to free a detainee who had just given birth at the Al Mansour hospital, but they were stopped in their tracks by the police officer in charge of the guard.
In Inezgane, three individuals, including two police officers, were referred to the public prosecutor’s office for their alleged involvement in a case of fraud, disclosure of professional secrecy and complicity.
A 53-year-old man who was posing as a governor to defraud citizens, including unemployed youth, was arrested on January 23 in Mehdia, near Kénitra.
Two individuals suspected of being linked to the terrorist group Daesh were arrested by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) in the Rehamna region, specifically in the rural commune of Oulad Hassoun El Hamri.
The rapper from Schaerbeek of Moroccan origin, Dmh, was apprehended after the fake robbery of a store in Uccle during the filming of the clip of his latest song entitled "Traficanté". He was in possession of a real German machine gun from World War II.
The Civil Guard has arrested in Albatera (Alicante) a young Moroccan, accused of having slit and beheaded his 39-year-old uncle. The judicial police have opened an investigation to shed light on this murder.
Two bankers are accused of embezzling more than 40 million dirhams from the accounts of one of their clients. The latter, a merchant, was arrested for fraud and issuing bad checks.
Nine individuals, including two police officers serving at the provincial security district of Guelmim, were arrested by the national brigade of the judicial police (BNPJ) on January 20 and 21. They would be involved in a case of forgery, corruption, disclosure of professional secrecy and drug trafficking.
The maritime service of the Civil Guard intercepted a luxury yacht transporting 810 kilos of hashish, after a half-hour chase between Pilar de la Horadada and the waters of Cabo Roig, next to Orihuela (Alicante). The crew members, three Spaniards and one Moroccan, were arrested.
Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Leqliaa arrested a resident of Inezgane who killed his "possessed" wife during an exorcism session. The alleged murderer is currently in custody.
The Spanish police arrested four Moroccans residing in Murcia and working as truck drivers in Algeciras. They are accused of being members of a jihadist group called "The Soldiers of the Caliphate".